Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Assertion (A): Bose’s victory in the 1939 Congress presidential election precipitated a major organisational crisis even though the presidency was ordinarily described as representative and symbolic.

Reason (R): The president nominated the Working Committee, so the presidential election allowed Congress members to influence the character of the organisation’s effective leadership.

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is correct, but R is incorrect.
  4. A is incorrect, but R is correct.
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